Illuminations 🔥
ModFireflies and glowing particles bring extra life to dark places.
Why gradeE
How grades workStrengths
Points lost
- No release in 4 years−26 points
- No file for a Minecraft version most modpacks use−9 points
- Some modpacks removed it−2 points
All 11 criteria
Maintenance
27 points lost0 / 27Last releaseHow long ago the newest file came out, or an existing file was marked as working on a new Minecraft version.4 years ago (8 Nov 2022) 0 / 12Supports popular versionsWhether the project has a file for a Minecraft version that 15% or more of the popular mods updated in the last 6 months also support. A version many modpacks use, like 1.20.1 or 1.21.1, also counts after a release in the last 12 months.1.19.2 on Fabric. About 4.1 years behind popular modding versions. Latest Minecraft: 26.3. Abandoned: no release for 3.9 years; no file for a popular modding version; no recent human commit.0 / 9Regular releasesIn how many of the last 24 months a new file came out. Full points at 8 months.No release in the last 24 months 0 / 6Stability
2 points lost13 / 15Removed from modpacksHow many modpacks removed it in a later version of the pack. We can only see this in modpacks with two or more versions. A pack that swaps it for another edition of the same project, or that is rebuilt from scratch, does not count.52 of the 346 modpacks with two or more versions removed it in a later one (15%) See the 52 modpacks8 / 10Quick fixesHow often a release needed a quick fix: a new release within 3 days to fix a problem in it.Not measured yet.Known conflictsHow many projects say they do not work with it, compared with how widely it is used. Packs, small projects, forks, ports, add-ons, alternatives and old versions do not count.None 5 / 5Transparency
Full points7 / 7Source codeWhether the project page links to its source code, so anyone can read what it does.GitHub · ladysnake/illuminations 7 / 7Place to report problemsWhether the project page links to a place where players can report problems: an issue tracker.Does not apply. CurseForge links are not in our data.Popularity
Full points4 / 4DownloadsDownloads on Modrinth and CurseForge. Full points from 5 million.10,712,709 4 / 4Track record
8 points lost0 / 8AgeHow long the project has existed. It counts less when no new file came out recently.8.5 years, 74 releases 0 / 8Security
PassedFile checksThis check adds no points. It can only take points away.Our checks found nothing harmful in all 17 latest files. See Security
24.3 of the 61 points that apply = 40 out of 100. The points above are rounded to whole numbers.
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About
Illuminations is a client-side ambience mod that adds glowing particles to make nights and dark places feel more atmospheric. At night, fireflies appear in different quantities across biomes, while glowworms cling to cave ceilings and drop when their supporting block is removed. In dark ocean depths, tiny glowing plankton float through any ocean biome, and glowing prismarine crystals gather around sea lanterns, becoming more numerous in darker areas. Near Chorus flowers, white petals twirl down and shift to purple as they drift, with younger flowers producing more petals and broken flowers releasing a burst. October brings orange-tinted fireflies and glowing eyes that vanish when approached or exposed to light; the eyes can also be configured to appear year-round or not at all. A spawn-density setting adjusts the amount of ambient effects, and the mod also offers player cosmetics, including colored firefly trails, floating ghosts, crowns, and overhead decorations that other users can see when they have Illuminations installed. Illuminations works on the client when connecting to vanilla servers, and its ambient effects are integrated into Effective; the project is discontinued following that merger.
Written from CurseForge and the GitHub README . How we write it
In-game changes
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.12 to 1.19.2.
Changes the game's code in 6 areas: Blocks and fluidsChanges 5 game code files in this area: how blocks, fluids and redstone work., Rendering and graphicsChanges 3 game code files in this area: drawing mobs, items, particles and textures on screen., User interfaceChanges 1 game code file in this area: menus, screens, tooltips, the chat window and the in-game overlay., PlayerChanges 1 game code file in this area: your character: movement, abilities, hunger and controls., Mobs and their behaviorChanges 1 game code file in this area: mobs, animals, villagers, projectiles and how they move and act. and Server and world logicChanges 1 game code file in this area: the world, commands, scoreboards, saved data and game rules..
A library packed inside it changes 1 more game code file: Vanguard.
Adds 3 blocks, 1 mob, 2 other entities and 4 recipes.
Counted from the names and data files in the mod, so the list may not be complete.
Replaces 1 of vanilla Minecraft's core shaders.
Often used with it
See all 30Details
- Creator
- Ladysnake
- License
- Not known
- Downloads
- 10.7M
- Created
- 28 Apr 2018
- Official page
- CurseForge
- Links
- Source code
Security
No harmful code found
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.12 to 1.19.2.
We checked its files and read their code, without running it.
What it can do on your computer
- Connects to the internet
- It has code that can go online, for example to check for updates, load skins or send crash reports. Only in its files for Fabric 1.16.1 to 1.19.2; 1.12.2. See Privacy
- Creates settings files
- The mod keeps its settings in the config folder of your game, where you can change or delete them. Only in its files for Fabric 1.16.3 to 1.19.2.
- Can update itself
- It can add or replace files in your mods folder, for example to update itself. Only in its files for Fabric 1.16.4 to 1.18.1.
- Starts other programs
- It can start another program on your computer. Only in its files for Fabric 1.16.4 to 1.18.1.
Why we show this: a mod runs on your computer like any program, so harmful code in it can take your accounts or files. Our checks look for known signs of harm. They cannot prove that a file is harmless. In the grade: malware means no grade, and a Warning in a latest file for a recent Minecraft version lowers it.
How we checked
- FilesWe download the files from Modrinth or CurseForge and look at what is inside them and what their code can do, without running them. Fixed rules tell what is harmful.17 latest files: the newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. None is for a recent Minecraft version, so the answer above is about all of them. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks. See each file in Releases
- Their codeWe turn the code of the files back into readable code and follow what it does, without running it. This shows what it downloads, what it sends and where your login goes.Read without running it
- Looked for, not foundWe looked for these in the file and did not find them.Folders outside the game, the webcam or microphone, an AI service.
Privacy
We found nothing it sends about you
It has no file for a recent Minecraft version. This is about its files for Minecraft 1.12 to 1.19.2.
We read its code without running it: it contacts 5 web addresses while you play.
Like any connection, each address it contacts sees your IP address.
Why we show this: a mod can send things about you over the internet, like your player name or your login. Contacting an address to check for updates or download files sends nothing about you. Not in the grade: sending data can be normal for what a mod does.
How we checked
- Files readWe read the code without running it. We list each web address the code contacts while you play, and what it sends. Code that is never used is left out.The code of all 17 files, for Minecraft 1.12 to 1.19.2. See each file in Releases
- doctor4t.uuid.ggDownloads player cosmetics.Explained by AI (may be wrong)Explained by an AI from the code. May be wrong.
- illuminations.uuid.ggTalks to the mod's own online service. Checks for a new version of the mod.
- curse.nikky.moePurpose not known.
- illuminations.glitch.meTalks to the mod's own online service.
- Address built while the game runsThe code builds this address while the game runs: it is not written in the file.Purpose not known.
AI
No sign so far that AI was used to make it
We looked for AI tools in its description, files, images and code history and found none.
We have not read its changelogs yet.
No sign of AI in the game
We found no AI service, AI library or AI model file in its code.
Why we show this: some players and servers avoid projects made with AI, and AI in the game can send what you write to an online service. Not in the grade: using AI does not tell whether a project works well or is kept up to date.
How we checked
- Author on ModrinthThe disclosure form on Modrinth. Since 13 Aug 2026, Modrinth's rules require it when a substantial part of the code is AI output, when an asset is mainly AI output, or when the project or its page relies on generative AI.Not on Modrinth.
- Code historyThe public code on GitHub: who made each change, credit lines such as "Co-authored-by", and its files.Nothing found
- Description and changelogsThe description, project page and newest changelogs: sentences saying an AI tool was used, and text pasted from an AI chat.Nothing found in the descriptionChangelogs not read yet
- Its filesFiles that AI coding tools leave behind (like AGENTS.md), and the texts inside the files you download.Nothing found
- Images in its filesHidden data in the images of the files you download, where AI image tools write their name and settings.Nothing found84 images read
- Code of the modThe code and files of the mod, read without running it: addresses of AI services, AI libraries, AI model files and a place for your own AI key.No AI service, AI library or AI model file102 code files read
Compatibility
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1,700 modpacks include Illuminations 🔥 in at least one of their versions. Here are the 30 most downloaded.
Better MC [FABRIC] BMC17.9M downloadslast version with it 10 Mar 2023
Medieval MC [FABRIC] MMC14.4M downloadslast version with it 14 Mar 2023
BounceSMP: Public2.8M downloadslast version with it 18 Nov 2023
Better Adventures+2.2M downloadslast version with it 22 Jun 2023
Fantasy MC Fabric1.9M downloadslast version with it 22 Jun 2022
Valhelsia: Enhanced Vanilla1.8M downloadslast version with it 11 Sep 2022
Simply Shaders1.3M downloadslast version with it 22 Oct 2022
Breakneck: Optimized751K downloadslast version with it 16 Jun 2023
OriginsSMP698K downloadslast version with it 27 Jun 2024
Another Quality Modpack 2 - AQM2627K downloadslast version with it 4 Sep 2025Often in the same modpacks
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The newest file for each Minecraft version and loader. None is for a recent Minecraft version. Recent versions: those released in the last 2 years, plus 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, among the most played in modpacks.